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Document OHTTP relay random selection guidance#1380

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@bc1cindy bc1cindy commented Mar 4, 2026

Fixed relay order creates a fingerprintable pattern at the network layer, even though OHTTP protects the user's IP. Document that callers should select relays randomly and track failed ones for resilience, following the existing RelayManager implementation in payjoin-cli.

Claude sonnet 4.6 helped me doing the research of the issue.

Closes #1328

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This is the right direction but raised some questions I don't have the answers for yet about whether the pattern this is documenting is actually a desirable one sufficient for reference.

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